Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-23

TIE man 10 whom Grover Cleveisnd
d Indebted foE lhe faci thai be h pEssi-
dent Of The Unilsd States is dead. THIS
70 ex-seeretsEy Of ths Treasury Daniel
Alannine, vho died yesterday afternoon
after an illness extending EVER about
eighteen mouths.
There mag BE- those Who viii question
ne facashal Manning placed Cleveland
10 the presidential chair, but Il Is fact
nevertheless. AZ the times Cleveland
became governor Of New York, Man
ming. vhs vas Q wealthy banker Of Al
bany snd ths proprietor a the most IN
hnsnilal carer Of that ciiy, vas IN
almost unaisputad control Of The Demo-
cratic nashiDs Of the state Of New
Totk. he sAw that there vas q future
N store for The unknown man Who had
been elected 10 the RovsFnoFshlp By
majority of more than two hundred
ihonsand. and be promptly toek his
fortunes IN charge. Il vas be Who
managed oisveland's canvas for The
presidency b0ah before aud after the
noninaiisn, and u h safe to cay that
wilhoul bis careful and adFoia manage
meat Cleveland would not have won
ssshn before The pesple o. before the
oanvsrslon. he watched every paint,
schooled lhs candidate In everything be
should 40 OF say, compelled those Who
ala not Ike him 10 support him snd
aroused thoss who did like him 10 The
polnA q working for him night and
day, made all the esmeinalians-in
short, managed bic campaign from fsst
10 last ard made the unknown GOV
ernor president of The United States.
II had been MAnnlne's gOliey nsvss
10 aoaapl pablic efaces- Ne vas wealthy.
ana bic compilealed boslnssa Affairs
ocoapiea eli 81 bis tine He took part
n polilies mere appareaily from love
ofpoWsR than from any ambition 10 81
tain cfselal pgominenoe. until the else.
Zion ~ President Cleveland he had 60
eapied 20 oface. Mr.. Cleveland. how-
ever, offered him the position Of sesFe-
tAFy Of he Treasury and insisted upon
hia aceeptlng Il. Manning vas rslnsi-
ant 70 do this. but be anally Submitted
10 ne psesldsat's wishes and entered
lhs cabinet. II u nsa gate clsAr WY
be dld this. for be certainly nsvsg ee-
sisveA that tAs duties Of q eahinsa en-
Ger would be agreeable 10 aim. Il 10
probable that be merely yielded 10 the
enlraaaiss Of Mr., Cleveland, VITO had
unlil thai tins dependsd tssplislsly %
tae advise Of Mr.. Manning IN al his
political noyeA It's pOssiele aazo thai
be fslt sone aislEusi % tAe ability Of
tha unixied man whom be hsd made
IRE idsnt and consented % enter the
cahioaa in ester thai be mieht BE nxsr
hla 10 steer bis administration aFssAs
and keep n frem g1nning rpoa The
sceks vhiSh Surrounded u. WhatsSes
BE motives msy have been. be catered
l0e cabinet ana hsla TIE es7Se q sscre-
tAsy 81 sAe Treasury until fasline health
eompeiied him - resisQaisb it. He lien
reiirsa 10 rsivate ite sna has sanoe DE-
Vasea bis tsnse % vain taoss 10 FssuvsF
ehs hsAlah uAicA be had Iosl.
Mr.. Mnnnina vas = VssitseAi hosa.
pase and ss1ele. In csssEiA.ne hin.
hosexeF. he tern poiitisal bees seeula
ne, hs used IN bad sense. Ii Aas
never been ehafesd that BIS raFposss
we're ssil e. bis meteods sarraps. be
waa slmply an adsOit wire paiisF and Z
ennnine sShsmes, snd b asaiehsea IN
ne sxsEoias Of TIE powan uhiea BE-
eoas.assd. Wien be became SECRETARY
Fl tAa treasury be aisp.sged Qualities
lhAa nisAi afncsa es esrmed ssaaesEan-